# NTSB CHI80FEM41: Cessna 152, N4898H, Negaunee, MI, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1980
- Place: Negaunee, MI · NEGAUNEE, MI
- Location: 46.4943° N, 87.5919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Negaunee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4943&lon=-87.5919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1772  80/8/16    NEGAUNEE,MI         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 58, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1522                    N4898H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARQUETTE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEGAUNEE,MI                 RETURN                       RUINELANDER,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- NOSE WHL FAIRING FND WHERE STUDENT MADE TOUCH & GO AT ENROUTE ARPT,COLLAPSED AT DESTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4898H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marquette County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800816038119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816038119A), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 152, Negaunee, MI, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Was damaged from previous bouncy landing at en route airport.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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